Raising the Skirt

Raising the Skirt
Author: Catherine Blackledge
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2020-02-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1474615848

'A meticulous guide not only to the vagina but to changing perceptions of womanhood' OBSERVER 'An empowering and enlightening book' IRISH TIMES The vagina is the ultimate symbol of female power. Sexual power, creative power and the power to prevent harm. For too long, though, the true extent of vaginal power has been ignored, hidden and misrepresented. Raising the skirt: the unsung power of the vagina reveals this revolutionary view of female genitalia and points the way to a new understanding of what it means to be female. An inspiration for millennia, the vagina is actually a muscular marvel of engineering - sensitive and strong, fluid and flexible. Far from being a passive vessel, female genitalia control the most important role of all: the survival of the species. Originally published as THE STORY OF V: OPENING PANDORA'S BOX

The Story of V

The Story of V
Author: Catherine Blackledge
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780813534558

It is the seat of female sexual pleasure, the site of the creation of humankind, and the channel for its birth. Yet we know less about the vagina--its structure and function--than we do about any other organ of the human body. Why?

The Vagina Monologues

The Vagina Monologues
Author: Eve Ensler
Publisher: Villard Books
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2008
Genre: Body image in women
ISBN: 0375505121

Drawing on conversations with hundreds of women about their genitalia, the author presents a collection of performance pieces from her one-woman show of the same name.

Vagina Reborn

Vagina Reborn
Author: Lina Triana
Publisher:
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2017-06-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781548709662

As women, the way we feel about our vaginas goes far beyond our ability to give or receive sexual pleasure - it is our own sacred temple for personal empowerment from which all other confidence emanates. For over 100 years, we have been using aesthetic plastic surgery to redesign the way our bodies look by having tummy tucks, breast augmentations or buttock enhancement - so why not the way our vaginas look and feel?Vagina Reborn is a ground-breaking new book, written by Dr. Lina Triana, one of the world's foremost experts on vaginal rejuvenation. Written in easy-to-read language, Vagina Reborn dispels the myths surrounding vaginal rejuvenation and helps explain why women in America and all over the world are rapidly making it one of the fastest growing areas of aesthetic plastic surgery. This indispensable educational guide provides readers with everything they need to know about surgical and non-surgical vaginal rejuvenation, including the differences between procedures, what questions to ask during a consult, what the recovery process is like, how long the effects will last and how to find the right vaginal rejuvenation specialist.

Philology of the Grasslands

Philology of the Grasslands
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2018-01-16
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9004351981

Professor György Kara, an outstanding member of academia, celebrated his 80th birthday recently. His students and colleagues commemorate this occasion with papers on a wide range of topics in Altaic Studies, with a focus on the literacy, culture and languages of the steppe civilizations.

Women’s Sexual Development

Women’s Sexual Development
Author: Martha Kirkpatrick
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1468436562

This is not a textbook nor an encyclopedia; rather, it is a collection of papers representing a variety of points of view on contemporary is sues, controversies, and questions about female sexual development. The editor has a point of view, not a point of view as to which of the various authors' positions presented in this book is correct, or even the most useful, but a point of view about the format of such a book; namely, that the definitive answers, and the experts who will provide them, are not yet identified. Therefore, many voices should be heard from different areas of expertise, training, experience, and back ground. Inevitably there are contradictions and disagreements. There should be. Several authors who were asked to provide short discus sions for papers found themselves unable to answer in less than an ad ditional paper. The editor welcomed this response. This is an area full of ancient myths, new discoveries, and alternate perspectives. It is hoped that the book reflects these ambiguities and controversies and that it will stimulate as many questions as it provides answers. You will find represented in this volume, and its forthcoming companion volume on women's sexual experience, authors not gener ally found together between the covers. When useful and where pos sible, a discussion or an addendum to a paper has been included by an author who approaches the subject from a different base of infor mation or experience.

The Politics of the Female Body in Contemporary Turkey

The Politics of the Female Body in Contemporary Turkey
Author: Hilal Alkan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2021-05-20
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 075561741X

In Turkey, the Justice and Development Party government has introduced new regulations about reproductive rights, and shifted family and gender policies. Women's central role in reproductive and domestic work was swiftly reaffirmed, and abortion and IVF were newly debated. Taking Turkey as the case study, this is the first book to examine the various ways neoliberal modes of governing women's bodies interact with conservative and authoritarian measures. The contributions focus on reproduction, maternity and sexuality, to explore the three main areas of governmental interventions into the female body. Topics for discussion include: the expansion of IVF and egg markets, the privatization of gynaecological and obstetrical care, differential treatment of poor and ethnic minority women's fertility/sexuality, and women's multiple responses to these shifts. While focusing on Turkey, the book presents analytical tools applicable under rising authoritarianisms and conservatisms worldwide.

Building Womanist Coalitions

Building Womanist Coalitions
Author: Gary Lemons
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2019-04-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0252051262

Over the last generation, the womanist idea--and the tradition blooming around it--has emerged as an important response to separatism, domination, and oppression. Gary L. Lemons gathers a diverse group of writers to discuss their scholarly and personal experiences with the womanist spirit of women of color feminisms. Feminist and womanist-identified educators, students, performers, and poets model the powerful ways that crossing borders of race, gender, class, sexuality, and nation-state affiliation(s) expands one's existence. At the same time, they bear witness to how the self-liberating theory and practice of women of color feminism changes one's life. Throughout, the essayists come together to promote an unwavering vein of activist comradeship capable of building political alliances dedicated to liberty and social justice. Contributors: M. Jacqui Alexander, Dora Arreola, Andrea Assaf, Kendra N. Bryant, Rudolph P. Byrd, Atika Chaudhary, Paul T. Corrigan, Fanni V. Green, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Susan Hoeller, Ylce Irizarry, M. Thandabantu Iverson, Gary L. Lemons, Layli Maparyan, and Erica C. Sutherlin

Reading the Body

Reading the Body
Author: Alison E. Rautman
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2016-11-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1512806838

Classical and anthropological archaeologists share many of the same interests and confront many of the same problems studying extinct cultures. Despite differences in background and training, scholars in these disciplines are all engaged in analyzing and interpreting the archaeological record. Traditionally, however, there have been few opportunities for classical archaeologists and anthropologists to discuss mutually beneficial perspectives in method and theory. The study of gender and its representations affords an opportunity for archaeologists and anthropologists to share information and increase our understanding of how people lived in the past. Reading the Body contains current anthropological and archaeological research about the body and the archaeological record-both physical remains and artistic representations-from sites all over the world ranging in time from the European Upper Paleolithic to the Pueblo societies of the recent past. Essay topics include the reconstruction of the lives of Etruscan women from skeletal remains, gender symbolism in Inuit burials, the erotic clothing of Crete's Minoan culture, and gender identities in Maya ceramic paintings.

History of Pussy USA

History of Pussy USA
Author: Kurt Kristensen
Publisher: Kurt Kristensen
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2015-09-21
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1326426842

History of pussy is an Original Book on the History of Visual Organ female. The author traces from prehistory to today as the man has represented the female sex, and what were the meanings related to them. The topics dealt with by the author follow a vast historical and cultural framework that embraces centuries of social history of women in order to shed light on the cultural motivations that were the basis of theories and beliefs female organ.